Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings locked horns in the 31st game of the ongoing IPL 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Ahead of the game, the home team was coming off a hat trick of wins. On the other hand, the Kings lost their home game against Royal Challengers Bangalore a few days back. Meanwhile, MI won the toss and elected to bowl first.
After losing the wicket of Matthew Short (11) in the third over, the scoring rate of the team increased. The likes of Prabhsimran Singh (26) and Atharva Taide (29) took on the Blue Brigade’s bowling and put together 47 runs in 4.1 overs. After the wicket of Singh, the team got into trouble after losing two wickets in the 10th over and was reduced to 83/4.
The likes of stand-in skipper Sam Curran and Harpreet Singh Bhatia played steadily for the next five overs. In the 16th over, they scored 31 runs and changed the course of the innings. Curran (55), Bhatia (41), and Jitesh Sharma (25) helped the team reach a mammoth total of 214/8. In the last six overs, the team scored 109 runs, losing only four wickets, which turned out to be the difference.
Mumbai Indians tried well but fell short in the end
in reply, the five-time winners lost the wicket of Ishan Kishan (1) in the second over. Despite the likes of skipper Rohit Sharma (44) and Cameron Green (67) hitting boundaries on occasions, they were lacking behind in the required run rate. At one stage, the team managed 95/2 losing the wicket of Sharma in the 11th over.
Suryakumar Yadav (57) and Green put together 75 runs in just six overs to keep the team in the chase. Nathan Ellis took the wicket of Green in the 16th over and then, Yadav got out to a brilliant catch from Atharva Taide in the 18th over. This turned ut to be a turning point with Arshdeep Singh taking two wickets in the final over to defend the run. The 2014 finalists won the game by 13 runs.
This is how Twitter reacted
This Singh is really the king!#MIvsPBKS #Arshdeep pic.twitter.com/XdgkG3KLGU
— Pradeep Muthu (@muthupradeep) April 22, 2023
What an over by @arshdeepsinghh to win it for @PunjabKingsIPL. Just 11 runs and three wickets from his last two overs. #IPL2023
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) April 22, 2023
Well done, #ArshdeepSingh! It's impressive to see that Punjab has a strong record against Mumbai, having won 15 out of their 30 matches played against each other. This makes for an exciting matchup. #MIvPBKS #TATAIPL
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) April 22, 2023
What a day of excitement! @gujarat_titans pulled off a phenomenal comeback earlier today, while @PunjabKingsIPL sealed a spectacular win over #MI! ??#RPSwing #MIvPBKS #IPL2023
— R P Singh ????? ?????? ???? (@rpsingh) April 22, 2023
Last 5 games, the team chasing had won in Wankhede!
Enter Punjab Kings! pic.twitter.com/IHBQij5L4p
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 22, 2023
A total of 214 with a top score of 55 was brilliant from #PunjabKings in that everyone contributed and got going. 96 from 5 at the end the clincher. And surely, Arshdeep is the best death bowler in the league. So calm, so relaxed….and so skilful with yorkers
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 22, 2023
Is it a first in the history of cricket that stumps have been broken on two consecutive deliveries?
— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) April 22, 2023
I want to know if Punjab’s fans are more happy or CSK and RCB fans combined.
— Bhawana (@bhawnakohli5) April 22, 2023
Cost of one LED stump is around 24 lakh rupees. Arshdeep Singh is legend. He broke two. #IPL2023 #MIvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/WqRzqRWDBf
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) April 22, 2023
Green gotta find something idk what but slowing down won’t help. Two knocks from him but I am still dicey about him.
Sachin sir praised his previous knock but I beg to differ even today.
— Shrutika Gaekwad (@Shrustappen33) April 22, 2023
